We had front-row seats throughout those negotiations. We were even in Hawaii, because that's when things had to be settled.
We were also in Atlanta when the agreement as such was announced. When we met with the minister at the time, Mr. Fast, and his team of negotiators on site, we sent them two messages. We have asked the government not to give additional access to the Canadian market and to control its borders.
We are aware that we can't win everything in the negotiations. In fact, it was announced that there would be access, that our market would be open to foreigners to the tune of 3.25%, a rate that will go up to 3.5% over time. We also talked about controls at the borders. It is important to understand, that in this area, we always get into slightly technical things.
Yes, supply management was kept. However, as Mr. Benoit mentioned earlier, there has been a lot of deregulation around the world. The biggest danger is that the systems are collapsing from the inside, not because of external factors. That is why border control of imported diafiltered milk, which is considered an ingredient once it enters Canada, but when it is produced, it becomes—